> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >kneem posted- > >Peer Review Plan Draws Criticism > >Under Bush Proposal, OMB Would Evaluate Science > Before New Rules Take Effect > >(snip) <snip> > I can see the pros and cons of moving to a peer > review system. So > many groups are moving to "evidence based" > programming/decision > making- that in some idealized ways this makes > sense. I still have > nightmarish thoughts that things like open heart > surgery will be > eliminated from insurance plans because there is no > proof of > extending the lifespan (just quality of life). It > takes a long time > to even begin to formulate data in some areas that > are clearly > "large effect" things. I recall the uproar that > research was > stopped midstream on some medical study about women > and medicine (Debbie might recall-maybe related to > cancer effects/tamoxifen??). Even thought it broke > scientific > study protocol the results were too clear to warrant > not immediately informing the public, IIRC. <snip>
I recall *something* about tamoxifen research, but will have to check up on it (later!); of course, last year's study-stoppage because of ill effects from hormone replacement therapy with PremPro made the news big-time. A decade ago, there was a furor over certain anti-arrhythmic drugs -- they stopped the study early because the death rate was much higher in those getting the drug (I think it was encainide or flecainide). Debbi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
